Sima del Avellano
Sima del Avellano is a cave in Alfoz de Lloredo, Cantabria. Sima del Avellano is situated nearby to the cave Torca del Prado del Sel, as well as near Torca del Prado Jarrero.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of Altamira and National Museum and Research Center of Altamira.
Cave of Altamira
Cave
Photo: Locutus Borg, Public domain.
The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. Cave of Altamira is situated 2 km southeast of Sima del Avellano.
National Museum and Research Center of Altamira
Museum
Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, also known as Altamira Museum, is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar, Spain, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. National Museum and Research Center of Altamira is situated 2 km southeast of Sima del Avellano.
Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana
Church
Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Collegiate church and cloister of Santa Juliana is a collegiate church located in Santillana del Mar, Spain. The church is dedicated to Juliana of Nicomedia. It is notable as an example of Romanesque architecture… Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana is situated 3 km east of Sima del Avellano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oreña and Arroyo.
Santillana del Mar
Santillana del Mar is a picturesque and very touristy village in Cantabria in northern Spain, lined with medieval buildings. It's also famous for the prehistoric art in the Altamira Caves 2 km west.
Sima del Avellano
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Alfoz de Lloredo, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.38507° or 43° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.14384° or 4° 8′ 38″ westOpen location code
8CMQ9VP4+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 861258281OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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